My china collection started at about age 5 when my grandmother began giving me her Monrovia-era Hagen-Renakers. I have collected more as I was able to over the years, and lately, my mom has become a china-head, too. With her help, the collection has branched out to include Royal Worcesters, Royal Copenhagens, Rosenthals, Nymphenburgs, Beswicks, and more.
Mom's mint Hagen-Renaker Bedouin, a super rare piece complete with the original gun, all tassles, and the sticker. It was sculpted by Maureen Love and produced in 1956 only.
Sanskrit, our Royal Worcester Arab (sold as "Indian Magic"), sculpted by Doris Lindner and produced in 1961 as a run on 500 pieces.
Apache Tears, a stunning RW Appaloosa. He was produced in 1969 as "Imboden's Driftwood Bob," a limited edition of 750 pieces.
Piccadilly, our Royal Worcester Welsh Mountain Pony (sold as "Coed Coch Planed"), sculpted by Doris Lindner and produced in 1965 as a run of 500 pieces.
Mom has a thing for HR Sespes, something my sister and I happily encourage (heehee). We are lucky enough to have three lovely examples. This is Ceres, the lightest of the three.
This is Demeter, the middle Sespe. She has darker ribbons than the other two and the prettiest eye.
And the pièce de résistance, Cinderella (because she's so sooty).
Jordy, our Beswick Fjord, sculpted by Albert Hallam and produced only from 1971 to 1976 which is quite limited by Beswick standrads, making it a highly sought after piece.
This is the rare (and adorable) Royal Copenhagen Grazing Pony sculpted by Jeanne Grut. I believe it was produced in the 1960s.
My Beswick Highland pony. Released as "Mackionneach," the Highland was designed by Arthur Gredington and produced from 1961 - 1989.
My sister's Albany Fine China "Desert Orchid." This piece was produced in the early 1990s after the real steeplechaser Desert Orchid retired. Very few pieces exist because the Albany factory burned down shortly thereafter.
Our exquisite Nymphenburg Fallen Horse is the only known color-glazed example. It was sculpted by the master, Professor Theodor Kärner, and was produced circa 1916.
A glossy white glaze Royal Worcester Saddlebred. Hopefully, she will be custom glazed in dapple grey someday.
Another stunning Kärner piece, this is Deutschmark, our lovely Rosenthal Trotting Horse probably produced in the 1930s or earlier. He is a multi-champ in both halter and collectibility.

This is Marzipan, another Rosenthal piece, probably produced in the 1930s or earlier and sculpted by Albert Heinrich Hussmann.

The incredibly rare Rosenthal polo pony. He looks extremely gawky in photos, but he's really a neat little horse. He is a very early piece dating to about 1911, sculpted by Dorothea Moldenhauer. This particular example has a little gold metal tag on a chain around his right hind foot. It reads "Ertos" which may be the name assigned to the piece.
This is the Royal Copenhagen "Windswept" horse in the brown colorway. It was sculpted by Lauritz Jensen in 1912. This horse is probably an early piece because of its unusually dark and rich color.
The RC Windswept in a one-of-a-kind grey glaze. It is probably a test run made by the sculpting artist Lauritz Jensen as he signed and dated the piece in 1943.
An adorable RC foal in grey pinto.
The same foal in white.
Some of our china collection at Clinky Classic Live 2008. From back to front, left to right, they are: Rosenthal Lying Down Foal, Rosenthal Trotting Horse, Albany Fine China "Desert Orchid," CM Glaze AFC Desert Orchid, RW Arab, Royal Copenhagen Windswept Horse, Rosenthal Polo Pony, CM Glaze RW Pony Stallion, RW Welsh Mountain Pony, Rosenthal Lipizzaner, Rosenthal Fallen Horse, HR Bedouin, Breyer "Poet," HR Sespe, Beswick Fjord
This is Jahrtausend, my Franklin Mint Thoroughbred from their Horses of the World curio-size series. Pamela Du Boulay sculpted this magnificent piece.
This is my Breyer porcelain "Ballyduff." He's ever so cute. :-)

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